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    We read The Iliad in class. I enjoyed the book‚ because during my freshman year of High School we read The Odyssey. In The Odyssey‚ I felt like they left us hanging. So we finally finished the story. In the Iliad‚ there are two types of warriors‚ Hector‚ and Achilles. I think Hector is more essential than Achilles. Hector is more essential because he is the son of King Priam and the Queen Hecuba. He is also the most essential soldier in the Trojan Army. He lets his soldiers know that “he is there

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    The North always had more than the South. They lived in the same country but did things differently. I believe that the North was more positive than the South. Most of this happened before the Civil War. In spite of everything‚ Northerners and Southerners had different social‚ economic and political cultures. The Underground Railroad was an escape route for slaves in the South. Harriet Tubman‚ Northern abolitionists‚ and Quaker Thomas Garrett mainly helped in the assistance getting slaves to Northern

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    the world to heat up. Big powers come with big responsibilities; there is no surprise that the car has many financial responsibilities. Cars require practically no work to make it move and it resulted in losing health related benefits. Walking is better than driving because it is environmentally friendly‚ it has financial benefits‚ and it has far more health advantages. First‚ driving ruins the environment. For an automobile to function‚ it requires gas‚ and when the gas is used up‚ it becomes carbon

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    is baWhy Options Are Better Than Futures For Hedging Futures trading can be used for two main purposes; Speculation and Hedging. While most retail futures traders get involved in futures trading for the purpose of leveraged speculation‚ it cannot be forgotten that the true purpose of futures contracts is for the purpose of hedging. Hedging using futures is technique most professional money managers use for decades. However‚ there is one main problem with hedging using futures and that is the

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    companies who create superhero comics and books. The two biggest companies in the superhero universe are Marvel and DC. The Marvel Universe makes more unique superheroes; however‚ DC is largely responsible for starting the superhero universe. Marvel is better than DC because of the unique superheroes they make‚ including the Hulk‚ Iron Man‚ Thor and Ant Man. Of all these superheroes created by Marvel‚ Deadpool is the best because of his unique powers and great sense of humour. People might say that Deadpool

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    lunch time and look around‚ you’ll see that 75% of the kids have lunches from the cafeteria. But is it better to bring your own lunch? You should bring your own lunch from home because the food in the cafeteria is not healthy‚ you don’t know what is being put in your food‚ and if you didn’t like the lunch for that day you wouldn’t eat it. Most schools are trying to upgrade their lunches and offer better food. However‚ not every school cafeteria provides appealing‚ healthy lunch choices. For instance

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    Comdsfdsdmunism. China is a single-party republic ruled by the Communist Party. Other opinions: They are not communist. Communism does not have a centralized government. They are closer to socialism than communism. I would say a mixture of totalitarian and socialism. China was never Communist‚ it was Socialist‚ but now it’s basically a single party‚ part socialist‚ part capitalist‚ authoritarian/ totalitarian oligarchy with figurehead leaders. Functionally‚ it is a highly bureaucratic‚ multi-level

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    volumes are titled Fifty Shades Darker’ and Fifty Shades Freed’‚ respectively. Fifty Shades of Grey has topped best-seller lists around the world‚ including the United Kingdom and the United States.[1][2] The series has sold over 65 million copies worldwide‚[3] with book rights having been sold in 37 countries‚[4] and set the record as the fastest-selling paperback of all time‚ surpassing the Harry Potter series.[5] Critical reception of the novel has been mixed. Plot Fifty Shades of Grey follows

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    Which is better—Coke or Pepsi? Chocolate or Vanilla? Conventional food or Organic food? Wait‚ what? It’s easy for us to form answers from our own opinions‚ but not from scientific research. Your best friend might love Pepsi‚ but you could be an adamant supporter of Coke. There is no true evidence that chocolate is better than vanilla. The same applies to food. No one can prove scientifically that organic food is better than conventional food. That’s not to say that regular food is unhealthier or

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    oppressed life? I feel John F. Kennedy assess this issue best when he said‚ “If we cannot now end our differences‚ at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.” While John F. Kennedy may have been president of The United States in the 1960’s‚ the words he spoke weren’t exactly relevant during that time. In the 1960’s era‚ African Americans were tirelessly fighting for equality. People were also judged and told not to do things based on others’ disdainful opinions. Culture was evolving back

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